Wed Dec 18, 2013 9:22 pm
The history: after 15 years my friend Jorge -a german benedict monk, excellent person, skillful cabinet maker and organ builder- decided to visit me. He was enchanted with HW, and embedded playing it, to the point that he went to bed each night more late than St. Benedict´s rule had approved. In the monastery the pipe organ is located in a church in open field far from the cloister so he cannot practice at night. Looking at his enthusiasm Ruben and me decided to provide him –with his help and Abbot´s approval- a HW and last week the Version 1.0 instrument was completed and installed with these elements:
-a wooden console made in the monastery workshop
-my used Yamaha keyboard
-a pair of computer speakers and headphones
-HW free edition with beautiful organs like St. Anne, Jiri´s and Anton´s Doesburg, Smecno, etc.
-A encoder designed by Ruben to control 30 pedal notes, 8 pistons and expression pedal
-Mac Book Pro 4 G RAM
Although he is happy now with this modest HW installation, our medium term goal is to provide him with a second keyboard, the Silbermann from Pipeloops –which works with HW free edition- , more RAM, Advanced Edition…
Since he had not any idea about computers (and even how to use a cell phone) I wrote for him a ministep-by-ministep profusely illustrated booklet to operate the computer, HW program, organs, and problem shootings.
So far, so good. When the Abbot visited his cell he exclaimed: "Now nobody will sleep at this monastery¡", but immediately we showed him that the the monk would play with headphones; and he was very pleased and marveled with this undreamed technological achievement.
Now, some pictures:
In a monastery
Garden (A. Ketelbey: http://www.contrebombarde.com/concertha ... music/6740)
During the process
Micro switches pedal contacts (we find them more reliable and durable than reed switches)
The encoder designed and made by Ruben
A wood rotating arms designed and made by Jorge to place the computer
A HW Version 1.0 electrical outlets for pedal lights, computer speakers, keyboard, computer
Jorge ingenious way to make harder the extra soft touch of Yamaha PSR keyboard –although rather spongy
The monk staring at just finished HW
Fr. Jorge playing his HW for the first time
-a wooden console made in the monastery workshop
-my used Yamaha keyboard
-a pair of computer speakers and headphones
-HW free edition with beautiful organs like St. Anne, Jiri´s and Anton´s Doesburg, Smecno, etc.
-A encoder designed by Ruben to control 30 pedal notes, 8 pistons and expression pedal
-Mac Book Pro 4 G RAM
Although he is happy now with this modest HW installation, our medium term goal is to provide him with a second keyboard, the Silbermann from Pipeloops –which works with HW free edition- , more RAM, Advanced Edition…
Since he had not any idea about computers (and even how to use a cell phone) I wrote for him a ministep-by-ministep profusely illustrated booklet to operate the computer, HW program, organs, and problem shootings.
So far, so good. When the Abbot visited his cell he exclaimed: "Now nobody will sleep at this monastery¡", but immediately we showed him that the the monk would play with headphones; and he was very pleased and marveled with this undreamed technological achievement.
Now, some pictures:
In a monastery
Garden (A. Ketelbey: http://www.contrebombarde.com/concertha ... music/6740)
During the process
Micro switches pedal contacts (we find them more reliable and durable than reed switches)
The encoder designed and made by Ruben
A wood rotating arms designed and made by Jorge to place the computer
A HW Version 1.0 electrical outlets for pedal lights, computer speakers, keyboard, computer
Jorge ingenious way to make harder the extra soft touch of Yamaha PSR keyboard –although rather spongy
The monk staring at just finished HW
Fr. Jorge playing his HW for the first time
Last edited by profeluisegarcia on Tue Jan 14, 2014 11:13 am, edited 2 times in total.
Bonus: It saves on freezer space! 
